Jonathan Christenbury v. Keithley Lake et al: Judgment
Judgment in Jonathan David Christenbury v. Keithley F.T. Lake and First Fidelity Trust Limited at the High Court of Justice of Saint Christopher and Nevis.
Richard Vento et al v. Westminster, Hope & Turnberry, Ltd. et al: Writ of Summons
Writ of Summons in Richard Vento, Lana Vento, Gail Vento, Renee Vento, Nicole Mollison, Much Love International Dynasty Trust, Vita International Dynasty Trust, Loki International Dynasty Trust, Founders International DV Dynasty Trust, RVLP, LLC, NVLP, LLC, GVLP, LLC, DVLP, LLC, Total Trust Services, LLC, and Founders Nevis, LLC v. Westminster, Hope & Turnberry, Ltd., WH&T CDO, LLC, DMM LLC, and DMM Liquidation Account LLC at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Crithfield & Donaldson given prison terms for offshore tax fraud scheme
Elderly Americans Stephen Donaldson and Duane Crithfield - who are both in their 70s - yesterday received lengthy prison terms in Florida for perpetrating an offshore tax fraud scheme involving firms in Anguilla, Bahamas and Nevis.
Receiver appointed for assets of Anguilla attorney Keithley Lake
A receiver has been appointed over the assets of Anguilla-based attorney Keithley Lake by holders of a $7.4 million arbitration award who were swindled in an offshore tax planning scheme.
USA v. Duane Crithfield: Sentencing Minutes & USA’s Exhibits
Sentencing Minutes & USA's Sentencing Exhibits in USA v. Duane Crithfield at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
USA v. Duane Crithfield et al: Duane Crithfield’s Sentencing Memorandum
Duane Crithfield's Sentencing Memorandum in USA v. Duane Crithfield and Stephen Donaldson, Sr. at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
USA v. Duane Crithfield: Plea Agreement
Plea Agreement in USA v. Duane Crithfield at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Anguilla judge refuses to enforce $7.4 m U.S. arbitration award
Anguilla High Court Judge Cheryl Mathurin has dismissed an application to enforce a $7.4 m foreign arbitration award against local attorney Keithley Lake and three offshore firms accused of swindling clients in a tax planning scheme.
Salty Brine I, Ltd. et al v. USA: Order
Order in Salty Brine I, Ltd. and Salty Brine, Inc. v. USA at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
CFTC v. Nikolai Battoo et al: TRO Motion
Plaintiff's Emergency Ex Parte Motion for Statutory Restraining Order, Asset Freeze, Preliminary Injunction, Expedited Discovery, Appointment of Receiver and Other Equitable Relief in U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Nikolai Simon Battoo, BC Capital Group Holdings SA, BC Capital Management LLP, BC Capital Group Global, BC Capital Group Limited, BC Capital Group International Limited, and BC Capital Group SA at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Insider Talking: July 6, 2010
Nevis Court of Appeals issues bizarre ruling against Millennium Financial fraud victims and in favor of their alleged tormentor (Ian Scott, who is currently under indictment in California); in a separate action, asset planners in the US allegedly portrayed Nevis as the perfect place to hide money from creditors, according to a client who claimed to have been defrauded by those selling him the plan; The U. K. Serious Fraud Office suffers another reverse as a jury acquits former Imperial Consolidated principals Jared Brook and Lincoln Fraser on one fraud count and is undecided on another; and the SFO hopes to have better luck with recently-filed fraud charges against Terry Lindon and Giles Hutchinson, who were involved in an Imperial Consolidated spin-off known as Invaro.
US couple alleges fraud against offshore asset protection group
A Kentucky-based husband-and-wife claim they were swindled after depositing US$1.9 million in an offshore tax planning and asset protection plan involving insurance, trust, and investment-management companies in Anguilla, the Bahamas, and Nevis.
Dallen Wendt, 53, and his wife, Peggy Wendt, 50, were told the offshore products in which they invested during 2002 and 2003 carried "no-risk" and returned 8% and 8.5% annually, according to a complaint they filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on June 24, 2008.